Born in Columbus, Mississippi, our Storyteller spent countless hours with her great-grandmother and grandmother.

Ms. Richardson's great-grandmother was a former enslaved person and lived to be 125 and her grandmother lived to be a 100. Both were known storytellers, and passed this gift along to their granddaughter.

As a result, Ms. Richardson loves history and being able to tell others about the past. In her position of Museum Educator, she instructs children through stories of Colonial History, Slavery, and Native American History. In addition, she is a historical tour guide for local Colonial-American homes.

An accomplished Living Historian/Storyteller, Ms. Richardson specializes in bringing to life the lives of very important, yet “obscured” women in history. Among her favorites are Bessie Coleman (first internationally licensed pilot in the world) and Elizabeth Keckly (former enslaved woman who worked at Lincoln's White House), Margru (Amistad captive). She speaks in several different forums including inter-district school assemblies.

Ms. Richardson also tell folktales where she takes her audience into a world in which animals set the scene for life lessons.

Ms. Richardson currently resides in Connecticut.